Some individuals may find that they would like the hearing
instruments muted in certain situations while wearing them.
Your AIHHP hearing care professional can activate a stand-by
function in your hearing instruments, which causes them to
not process or amplify sound. The stand-by function can be
accessed by pressing and holding the programme button
for five seconds. A series of beeps will be presented prior to
activation of the stand-by function. To return to the default
programme and de-activate the stand-by function, press the
programme button once (this is possible after at least five
seconds in the stand-by mode).
Telephone use
Finding the optimal position for holding a telephone may
require practice for some individuals and one or more of the
following suggestions may be helpful.
1 Hold the telephone as you would normally.
2 Hold the telephone towards the top of the ear (closer to
where the microphones are).
3 If whistling occurs, it may take a few seconds of holding
the telephone in the same position before the hearing
instrument adapts.
4 Any whistling may also be decreased by holding the
telephone slightly away from the ear.
5 Depending on your individual needs, your AIHHP hearing
care professional may activate a programme specifically
for telephone use.
If equipped, a telecoil can be activated by your AIHHP hearing
care professional and accessed through one of the additional
programmes. A telecoil picks up a telephone’s magnetic
signal and converts it to sound. An optional telephone
programme may help to improve speech understanding on
the telephone. When using a telecoil programme, the receiver
of the telephone may need to be held closer to the hearing
instrument. The handset of the telephone may need to be
moved to slightly different positions in order to find the best
reception.
Many places, such as theatres, houses of worship, and schools
are equipped with tele-loop systems. When using a telecoil
programme with tele-loop systems, sound is picked up directly
and may improve speech understanding. If there is no sound
from the hearing instruments in a tele-loop system and with
a telecoil programme activated, the tele-loop system may not
be turned on or is not operating correctly. If a facility is not
equipped with a tele-loop system, sitting as close as possible
to the front may be helpful.
